Missouri · Teacher Workforce
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Sarah Steffens, a K–4 reading interventionist at Elm Grove Elementary, was selected from seven statewide finalists and will represent Missouri in the National Teacher of the Year competition.
Seven Missouri educators are finalists for the state’s 2027 teaching award. A state selection committee will interview them Sept. 9, with the winner to be announced later in the fall.
Missouri education officials selected 16 educators from a pool of 35 regional honorees for the state’s 2027 teaching award. Finalists will be announced at the end of August.
A group of 35 educators in Missouri has been chosen for regional Teacher of the Year honors, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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